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Introduction to Quilting Science Stories
13November 13, 2020 by Dr. G
I originally created this quilt to represent the overarching theme of all my quilts, but then I updated it to …
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SciQuilt – A Scene from the Stern
Leave a commentMay 24, 2023 by Dr. G
This quilt welcomes you to Stories from the South Atlantic Ocean, a selection of scientific ocean drilling activities from JOIDES Resolution during Expedition 390 (South Atlantic Transect I).
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SciQuilt – Location, Location, Location (x 2)
Leave a commentMay 12, 2023 by Dr. G
All geoscience research projects (including quilting projects!) need a location map – and an IODP expedition is no exception.
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SciQuilt – From the Bridge
Leave a commentApril 19, 2023 by Dr. G
This quilt captures a phrase commonly spoken on the bridge of the scientific research vessel JOIDES Resolution. Can you decipher the phrase?
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SciQuilt – Blue skies and cloud cover
Leave a commentMarch 1, 2023 by Dr. G
After leaving JOIDES Resolution, I knew I wanted to pull together a data visualization that not only documented the daily Sky/Cloud measurements, but also as a shout-out to the kindergarten teacher that turned her students into mini-scientists observing the world around them, and to the Second Mate from JR Expedition 390 who took the time to explain to the kids (and to me!) his daily weather observations and for responding to all the questions.
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Stitching Climate Science & Solutions (an exhibit)
Leave a commentFebruary 26, 2023 by Dr. G
This is the first time my science-themed quilts and crocheting were presented in an extended display – thanks to Jenkins Arboretum!
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A record of the 2023 Rose Bowl – in yarn
Leave a commentFebruary 8, 2023 by Dr. G
What else can be made into a data visualization besides temperature records? How about a football game?
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SciQuilt – Starting with the Endangered Species Act
Leave a commentJanuary 2, 2023 by Dr. G
Signed in to law by President Nixon on December 28, 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found.
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SciQuilt – Looking Out at the Ghosts of the Coast
1December 23, 2022 by Dr. G
This quilt, featuring a view of a ghost forest, was selected for the juried art exhibit The Changing Chesapeake.
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CO – AWG Outstanding Educator 2022
1November 4, 2022 by Dr. G
AWG established the Outstanding Educator Award in 1988 to honor well-established women college or university teachers who have played a significant role in the education and support of geoscientists within and beyond the classroom, in advancing the persistence of females and underrepresented minorities in geoscience careers, and in raising the profile of the geosciences by teaching to and for the broadest audience of students.
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DrGw390 – touring around Cape Town
Leave a commentJune 21, 2022 by Dr. G
My time at sea and touring the sites in and around Cape Town with my new colleagues and friends has ended – but my journey with the JR will continue…
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DrGw390 – Cape Town, here we come
Leave a commentJune 15, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our final days transiting back to Cape Town and in port before departing the ship.
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DrGw390 – last stop, Site U1559
Leave a commentMay 29, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our days at our final site, Site U1559 (May 19-May 23).
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DrGw390 – moving on to Site U1557
Leave a commentMay 21, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our days at our second site, Site U1557 (May 11-May 18).
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DrGw390 – still at first site, holes, U1556C/D/E
Leave a commentMay 21, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our days at our first site, Holes U1556C/D/E (May 6-May10).
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DrGw390 – at first hole, U1556B
Leave a commentMay 12, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our days at our first hole, U1556B (April 20-May5).
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DrGw390 – in transit to first site
Leave a commentApril 27, 2022 by Dr. G
When I first started on Expedition 390, my intent was to try to take one photo a day to capture my experience at sea. But there is so much going on and so much that I am doing, it is quite a challenge to keep all of the activity to one photo and tweet! But here is a collection of images from our days of transit after we departed Cape Town on April 12 and arrived at our first site on April 20.
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DrGw390 – departing Cape Town
Leave a commentApril 15, 2022 by Dr. G
(*If you missed my first post on my JOIDES Resolution adventure, I encourage you to start with DrGw390 – Week …
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DrGw390 – Week of quarantine
8April 8, 2022 by Dr. G
I’m heading out on an oceanographic journey, a two-month journey at sea with an international team of scientists, technicians, and …
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Still waiting for my ships to sail… my journey back to the ocean
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2022 by Dr. G
Here’s my story of waiting to head out to sea, how my best-laid sabbatical plans were interrupted by a pandemic
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SciQuilt – Sharing the Ocean Biome with ESWN
Leave a commentMarch 8, 2022 by Dr. G
When asked if I had a quilt to donate to the ESWN 20th anniversary raffle, I knew I wanted to further share the focus of starting ocean conservation wtih the biome instead of individual species
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SciQuilt – When Snow is a No-Show for the Iditarod
Leave a commentMarch 3, 2022 by Dr. G
The Iditarod celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022. But with warming temperatures, how much longer can the race be run?
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SciQuilt – NOAA’s key focus areas
Leave a commentFebruary 20, 2022 by Dr. G
This is my first NOAA-themed quilt, highlighting the key focus areas of NOAA’s work.
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SciQuilt – What to know before we go (on IODP Exp. 390/393)
1January 4, 2022 by Dr. G
When I asked the science co-chiefs of IODP Expeditions 390/393 what one piece of information they would like everyone to know about this upcoming work, here is what they had to say…
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Coastal optimism quilts journey to Louisiana
Leave a commentDecember 19, 2021 by Dr. G
The Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast quilt collection goes on display at the 2021 AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans
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SciQuilt – DSDP Leg 3
2September 4, 2021 by Dr. G
A quilt dedicated to the legacy of scientific ocean drilling and its role in proving the theory of plate tectonics
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TX – Gulf Coast Repository for IODP
3August 27, 2021 by Dr. G
Check out what is behind the refrigeration doors in the Gulf Coast Repository for IODP!
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The Sabbatical v 2.0
1August 19, 2021 by Dr. G
My first sabbatical in 2013-2014 didn’t go quite as planned… and neither did this one.
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Full collection – Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast
3June 30, 2021 by Dr. G
All nine quilts are displayed in this post, with links to full descriptions and videos explaining their stories of coastal optimism.
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Drawing Down Towards Climate Solutions
1June 24, 2021 by Dr. G
A mini quilt collection that calls attention to climate solutions presented in the Project Drawdown sectors
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SciQuilt – The changing balance of Arctic sea ice
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2021 by Dr. G
I decided to try something different with my latest science-themed quilt – I challenged myself with a challenge! Curated Quilts …
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Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast – Flood Gate
1February 24, 2021 by Dr. G
This quilt describes a flood gate structure, from a tour of the Bayou Petite Caillou Flood Gate in Louisiana with LUMCON
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SciQuilt – I HeART Earth Science
Leave a commentJanuary 28, 2021 by Dr. G
The online community platform Lifeology hosted a science communication challenge with the theme creativity in science. As I started reflecting …
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Local Wisdom along the Louisiana Coast
1January 11, 2021 by Dr. G
One way to combat coastal subsidence is to watch, to listen, and to learn from what locals have been doing and saying all along.
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Fair Trade for the holidays and every day
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2020 by Dr. G
A short reflection on what living and working in America’s first Fair Trade Town means to me
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Temperature blanket – the perfect baby gift
1December 7, 2020 by Dr. G
In 2017, I started crocheting temperature data. It was inspired by a tweet I saw on Twitter at the very …
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Endangered Species Act and the Louisiana Coast
3November 28, 2020 by Dr. G
During OCEANDOTCOMM 2018, I learned so much during my short time at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), but there …
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PA – Quilting during Science-a-Thon 2020
1October 16, 2020 by Dr. G
Each year, I look forward to participating in the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) Science-a-Thon, a social media effort during …
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Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast – Introductory Quilt
1August 28, 2020 by Dr. G
The quilt that introduces the science quilt collection on coastal optimism, Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast
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Temperature blanket – Tyler Arboretum at the beginning
1July 23, 2020 by Dr. G
2020 has been an unbelievable year – all things changed in March, including my education and outreach plans for the …
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SciQuilt – It Begins With The Biome
3June 7, 2020 by Dr. G
World biomes is a good quilt topic, as there’s a “pointlessness of saving the pandas if you don’t start by saving the biome.”
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CA – Ocean Sciences Meeting, fieldtrip and opening plenary
2February 17, 2020 by Dr. G
Today was the day before the official start of technical sessions for the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in San Diego, …
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PA – Hawken and Enos, How To Change The World
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2019 by Dr. G
A colleague on campus forwarded me an announcement that the founder of Project Drawdown, Paul Hawken, was going to be …
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Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit 2019
Leave a commentNovember 23, 2019 by Dr. G
I was honored to be invited to attend and present at an event co-organized by the National Science Foundation and …
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Sound Education 2019 – Reflection
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2019 by Dr. G
At the end of every conference I attend, I pull together a reflection of my thoughts on what I learned, …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 3
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Today was the final day of Sound Education 2019, with more keynotes and sessions. It was an interesting day, filled …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 2
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Friday, October 11, was the first full day of sessions for the Sound Education conference, with today’s talks taking place …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 1
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2019 by Dr. G
As I continue my journey into learning about the world of podcasting (after attending Podcast Movement in Orlando), I’m now …
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SciQuilt – Episode Zero
1September 8, 2019 by Dr. G
It seems as if my latest quilt should have been the very first one I created for my collection of …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 3
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 2
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 1
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Pre-Conference Sessions
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Travel Day
Leave a commentAugust 12, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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SciQuilt – Project Drawdown
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2019 by Dr. G
Drawdown is the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and then start …
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Voices For Science – Twitter campaign for Earth Week 2019
Leave a commentMay 18, 2019 by Dr. G
I’ve recently started my year-long journey as a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Voices for Science program in …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Sci-Mic Stage
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Checking out the #AAASmtg Sci-Mic Stage with @StrongReporter and @leHotz who are sharing @WSJ The Future of Everything podcast/The Price …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Another panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution. This was …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions
Leave a commentApril 2, 2019 by Dr. G
One panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions. This …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Climate Change 2019: Finding the Accelerator Pedal
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
At the 2019 AAAS Meeting, I attended a full hour-long session by Dr. Chris Field, the Perry L. McCarty Director …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Communicating Science Seminar
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
In February, I attended my first-ever AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Meeting. The meeting was being held …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Marsh Restoration
1December 28, 2018 by Dr. G
On the afternoon of the second day of OCEANDOTCOMM, I joined a tour of the salt marshes to explore restoration efforts, led …
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DC – James Balog, The Human Element, and Third Pod From the Sun
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
Back during Earth Science Week in October, I was thrilled that our campus was able to receive a free copy …
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DC – Communicating Climate Change: Informing Politicians and Policy Makers
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
At the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington DC, I attended a two-hour sessions of talks by six …
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DC – Sketch Your Science
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2018 by Dr. G
Planning your week at #AGU18? Don’t forget to come to our “Sketch your Science” workshop on Monday! @JoAnnaScience and I …
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PA – Scott Kelly, Franklin Institute Speaker Series
Leave a commentNovember 18, 2018 by Dr. G
On the evening of November 7, 2018, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend The Franklin Institute Speaker …
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PA – 2018 AASHE Conference
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2018 by Dr. G
I’m co-chair of the Sustainovation Team on campus, a group of faculty and staff that work towards campus/community collaborations that …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Invasion of the Apple Snail
2September 29, 2018 by Dr. G
On the first full day of OCEANDOTCOMM, our final speaker of the morning was Delaina LeBlanc from BTNEP, the Barataria-Terrebonne …
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PA – Sustainability tour of Lincoln Financial Field
Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2018 by Dr. G
On Saturday, September 15, I had the amazing opportunity to journey with a group from Penn State Brandywine and Amy …
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PA – 2nd Annual Energy Harvesting Society Meeting
Leave a commentSeptember 8, 2018 by Dr. G
I had the great opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Energy Harvesting Society, hosted by Penn State at …
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AZ – The Fred Harvey Company’s geology girls
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2018 by Dr. G
Each summer, my husband and I try to get to a national park we’ve never been to before (our goal …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Pointe-au-Chien garden
2July 22, 2018 by Dr. G
On the third day of our time at OCEANDOTCOMM, we loaded on to a bus and headed over to meet …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – TABASCO® has no plans to leave home
2July 11, 2018 by Dr. G
This is a video I created with the background and description of the quilt – please enjoy and share! Before …
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Adventures of the (original) CUR frisbee
Leave a commentJuly 6, 2018 by Dr. G
At the recent 2018 CUR Biennial Conference (see my blog post summarizing my conference experience), the Council on Undergraduate Research …
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DC – 2018 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference
1July 6, 2018 by Dr. G
From July 1-3, 2018, I was a presenter and attendee at the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference in …
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DC – CUR Business Meeting
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2018 by Dr. G
Each year, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) holds a business meeting, where the elected councilors from all of the …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Christmas trees provide coastal optimism
6June 28, 2018 by Dr. G
I was a participant in the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) OCEANDOTCOM program in 2018. At that event, the gathering …
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PA – PECO Green Roof Tour
Leave a commentJune 23, 2018 by Dr. G
On June 20, I had the opportunity to go on a tour of the PECO Energy Company‘s green roof on …
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PA – 2018 Philadelphia Rally For Science
Leave a commentApril 15, 2018 by Dr. G
I was honored to be asked to serve as one of the speakers for the Philadelphia Science Action (PSA)’s Rally …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Reflection
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. The …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Stitching Hope for the Coast project
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. I …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 5
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, PM
1March 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. After …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, AM
1March 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, PM
1March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, AM
Leave a commentMarch 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. Today …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 2, PM
2March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 2, AM
Leave a commentMarch 16, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. Breakfast …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 1
3March 16, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. On …
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AZ & DC – Grant review and Meeting with NOAA
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2018 by Dr. G
There have been a few activities for me in these early months of 2018. After the ePortfolio forum at AAC&U …
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DC – AAC&U ePortfolio Forum
1February 2, 2018 by Dr. G
I’ve been exploring the idea of having students generate ePortfolios in my courses – specifically, the courses that count towards …
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OR, DC, LA – Crater Lake National Park and AGU
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2017 by Dr. G
As 2017 is wrapping up, I looked back at this blog and realize that I missed a half-year of posts! …
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ME – Science-a-thon for ESWN
1June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
I’m participating in the Science-a-thon (https://www.scienceathon.org/), a global effort by scientists to document their lives for 12 hours on one …
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CO – NASA/NOAA JPSS-1 social
3June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
It’s my second social media social in a month! Last month, I attended the R/V Neil Armstrong social during Fleet …
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NY – R/V Neil Armstrong social
1May 30, 2017 by Dr. G
I need to start this story with a little of my own history… when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree …
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PA, DC – NEGSA and AGU Meetings
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
Overall, 2017 is going to be a slow year for conference travel. With administrative responsibilities increasing for me on campus, …
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CO, CA – GSA, AGU and surgery for 2016
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
I realize the last blog post I completed on Journeys of Dr. G was from my summer trip to Alaska …
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AK – College Fjord
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, with my final exploration of the waterways of southeast Alaska (at least, …
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AK – Glacier Bay National Park
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, spending some time in the spectacular Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. …
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AK – Mendenhall Glacier
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
The next stop on my Alaskan journey was Juneau, Alaska – the capital of the state with a population of …
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Journeys of Dr. G
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Journeys of Dr. G 